Thursday, February 05, 2015

Big Hero 6 was the BIG winner of last night awards ceremony as took home five awards followed by Dawn of the Planet of the Apes with three.

Still the wealth in non-animated Motion Picture was spread as awards also went to X-Men: Days of Future Past, Interstellar and Birdman. During the ceremony Zoe Saldana presented J.J. Abrams with the VES Visionary Award.
To check winners in all categories (no surprise, TV big winner is Game of Thrones) go society official site here. Winners are in *BLUE.

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1/13/15
The VES announces the nominees of the current edition of their awards that honor outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials and video games and the VFX supervisors, VFX producers and hands-on-the-keys artists who bring this work to life.

The VES Awards will be held on February 4th at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture*Dawn of the Planet of the ApesGuardians of the GalaxyInterstellarMaleficentThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesX-Men: Days of Future Past

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal/Live Action Motion Media ProjectDawn of the Planet of the ApesEdge of Tomorrow; Beach and Paris AttacksInterstellar; Tesseract*X-Men: Days of Future Past; Kitchen Scene

Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion PictureCaptain America: The Winter Soldier; Helicarrier Broadside and CrashEdge of Tomorrow; Destruction and SandThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies*X-Men: Days of Future Past; Quicksilver Pentagon Kitchen

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture*Dawn of the Planet of the ApesEdge of Tomorrow; BeachThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture*Big Hero 6; Into the PortalHow to Train Your Dragon 2; OasisThe Book of Life; Magical Land of the RememberedThe Boxtrolls; Boxtroll Cavern